Tissandier Collection (page 3)

Henri Lachambre, aeronaute-constructeur brevete, Paris. 24, Passage des Favorites, 24. Paris. Advertisement for aeronaut and balloon manufacturer Henri Lachambre shows a balloon H

Ou presente e signer un proces verbal aux cures celui qui ligne a des lunettes. Drawing shows Professor JAC. Charles reascending in balloon from the Nesle plain, France, on December 1, 1783

Ascension captive. 42, avenue de Suffren tous les jours de 1 e 5 h. Exposition de l aerostat et des machines.... Broadside announcing a captive balloon ascension during the Paris Exposition of 1867

L interieur et l exterieur d un bayair Couronne de Charles X. Design drawing proposed by Pav Braun shows interior and exterior views of the Bayair airship Crown of Charles X

Mrs. Sage, the first English female aerial traveller, who ascended with Mr. Biggin in Mr. Lunardis balloon, from St. Georges Fields, June 29th, 1785

Le lest. French cartoon shows Marianne (symbol of France) in a balloon labeled RF in the colors of the French flag, jettisoning men from a bag as if they were ballast. Date 1875

Chateau aerien. Ballon captif e cloisons etanches, systeme Tobiansky. Exposition universelle 1894. Belgian poster shows an air station suspended by a captive balloon at the 1894 worlds fair in

Cirque dehiver... Tous les soirs, e 8 heures
Cirque dhiver... Tous les soirs, e 8 heures. French circus poster shows an aerialist floating with arms outstretched above a city skyline with a balloon in the background. Date between 1880 and 1900

Etienne & Joseph Montgolfier Etienne & Joseph Montgolfier
Etienne & Joseph Montgolfier. Bust-length double profile portrait of the Montgolfier brothers, French ballonists. After the gold medal designed by Houdon. Date between 1820 and 1880

Head-and-shoulders portrait of French balloonists Albert Tissandier (left) and Gaston Tissandier (right) inside an oval, with vignettes above of balloons Zenith and Jean Bart and an airship below

Le ballon captif!. Drawing shows a captive balloon designed by Henri Giffard and exhibited in 1867, displayed in a city plaza, with two men conversing in foreground and a uniformed guard

Young woman putting flowers on statue of Cupid looks over her shoulder and sees the balloon carrying Jacques Charles and Marie Noel Robert on the first manned gas balloon flight, from Paris

Le tricolore. Print shows the French Le Tricolore balloon in the colors of the French flag with three passengers, possibly Jules Duruof, his wife, and another man

All on fire, or the doctors disappointed, a view taken in Lord Foleys Garden, Sep. 29, 1784. Print shows second trial by Dr

Humorous portrayal of a man who flies with wings attached to his tunic. Date between 1800 and 1830

Experience aerostatique faite Versailles le 19 sept. 1783. Vue d optique shows the balloon launched by the Montgolfier brothers ascending from the Palace of Versailles, France

Louis Napoleon trying to climb higher by hanging onto the ro
Ils montaient, ils montaient toujours. French political cartoon shows a greedy Louis Napoleon trying to climb higher by hanging onto the ropes of a balloon, topped with a crown

Descente du ballon le Pole Nord e Auneau (Eure et Loir) le 27 juin 1869, par G. Tissandier. Diagram shows (1) Trajectoire de l aerostat (elevation) and (2) Courbe de trainage (plan)

Histoire des ballons, et des diverses ascensions qui ont eu lieu jusqu e ce jour. Broadside depicts two airship designs conceived by Ernst (Ernest) Petin

F. Chaussier, professeur e la faculte de medecine, membre de l Institut. Head-and-shoulders portrait of Francois Chaussier

Man standing on a platform manipulating a set of paddle-like wings for a hand-operated aeronautical propeller. Date ca. 1850

Jos. de Montgolfier, chevalier de l ordre de St. Michel, inventeur de l art aerostatique. Head-and-shoulders profile portrait of French balloonist, Joseph Montgolfier. Date between 1780 and 1810

Ascension du 26 septembre 1876, 700 metres. Drawing shows Gaston and Albert Tissandier ascending in their balloon, Zenith. (Source: AG Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82). Date between 1876 and 1880

The English balloon and appendages in which Mr. Lunardi ascended into the atmosphere from the artillery ground, Sepr. 15, 1784

Dees Nederlandsche Koe, altoos door Waereld-grooten... Dutch political cartoon about the partitioning of the Netherlands shows the shorning and dismembering of the Nederlandsche cow

Siege de Paris. Au Bastion Siege de Paris. Au Bastion
Siege de Paris. Au Bastion. Print shows military life at French fort, Bastion no. 95, during the Siege of Paris, 1870. A balloon flies over the fort in the distance. Date ca. 1870?

Elevazione aereobatica eseguita da Francesco Orlandi in Bologna nei pub. i Giardini, li 6 novembre 1828. Drawing shows balloon associated with Francesco Orlandi, who flew throughout Italy

Grand ballon captif a vapeur de la cour des Tuileries. Broadside announcing the ascension of Henri Giffards giant captive balloon from the courtyard of the Tuileries, Paris

Air-balloons. Book illustration shows five early balloon ascensions in France: two Montgolfier balloons (Fauxbourg St. Antoine and St)

B. Franklin of Philadelphia LLD. FRS. Print shows Benjamin Franklin, three-quarter length portrait, seated at desk, looking to his right at an electrical device

Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, head-and-shoulders portrait. Date between 1880 and 1900

The Aerostatic globe balloon, belonging to Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert, descending on the plain of Nesle, near Beaumont, France

Le ballon captif e vapeur de Mr. Henri Giffard, e Londres, mai 1869. Drawing shows the giant captive balloon constructed by Henri Giffard for the Paris Exhibition of 1867 and brought to London

Jean Louis Carra, ne e Pont de Veyle le 11 mars 1742, depute du Dept. de Saone et Loire, e la Convention nationale de 1792. Head-and-shoulders profile portrait of Jean-Louis Carra

Machine aerostatique de 70 pieds de hauteur sur 46 de diametre, quis est elevee e Paris, avec deux homme e la hauteur de 324 pieds le 19 oct. 1783

L Esperance en traversant l espace vous portera mes plus douces pensees et mes meilleurs voeux. Collecting card shows balloon L Esperance flying over a landscape with two birds carrying a flower

The days folly. Humorous print shows two women and a man trying to capture a man wearing nightgown before he flies through an open window. Date ca. 1800

Inflated balloon with filling apparatus attached to barrels of gas. Date between 1783 and 1799

Embrasement deplorable de la machine aerostatique des Srs. Miolan et Janinet le dimanche 11 juillet 1784. Print shows the balloon of Abbe Miolan and Janinet on fire

Five technical illustrations show network of ropes and apparatus for securing multi-passenger platforms on captive balloons; arrangement of ropes for netting;

The great pictorial romance of the age, or, steam ship commodores & United States mail contractors. American political cartoon about the awarding of United States mail contracts

The new London bridge, as it appeared on Monday, August 1st, 1831, at the ceremony of opening by their Majesties. Print shows balloon possibly piloted by British balloonist Charles Green ascending

Emblemes patriotiques Embl?mes patriotiques
Emblemes patriotiques. Print intended to arouse citizen resistance during the Siege of Paris, 1870-1871. Shows a female figure (Liberty?) carrying a sword standing between two shields

Projet deenceinte pour gonflement deaerostat
Projet denceinte pour gonflement daerostat. Design drawing of a circular enclosed area for inflating balloons featuring underground pipe lines

Vincent Lunardi Esqr. secretary to the late Neapolitan ambassador, first aerial traveller in England. An honorary member of the Honble

PJ Barthez. Head-and-shoulders portrait of scientist PJ Barthez, whose locomotion studies served as a precursor to the study of aerodynamics. Date ca. 1800

Nouveau systeme de locomotion aerienne du Docteur Van Hecke. Design drawing for system of harnessing several balloons in descending size to provide the lift to transport various weights of people

Card shows two children ascending in the basket of a balloon waving a flag and handkerchief. Date between 1860 and 1900?

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"Tissandier: A Journey through the Skies and Time" Step right up to the fancy fair in Princes Park, Liverpool, August 1849. Amidst the excitement, a design drawing captures our attention - a man-powered flying machine by Tissandier. Imaginations soar as we envision its potential at Vauxhall on Wednesday, July 31st, under the watchful eye of Mr. Green. Speaking of visionaries, Felix Nadar stands tall in his half-length portrait while standing in the basket of an awe-inspiring creation. His work on "La daguerreotypomanie" revolutionized photography but also fueled his fascination with flight. Intriguingly labeled "Suffrage Universel, " a hot air balloon takes flight across the skies. Meanwhile, Maison tournante aerienne spins gracefully above us like an ethereal dream come true. Fast forward to Paris in 1881 at the Exposition of Electricity where an electric airship captivates spectators' imaginations. The future is now within reach. The Tissandier brothers' dirigible balloon enchants us further with its intricate nacelle captured beautifully in an engraving that transports us back to their pioneering era. As aviation evolves rapidly, famous aviators grace L Illustration's cover on September 4th, 1909. Their daring exploits inspire generations to take flight and push boundaries beyond what was once thought possible. But let's not forget Gaston Tissandier's artistic talents too. In his whimsical artwork titled "The Man in the Moon" from 1648 (1887), he invites us into a world where dreams merge seamlessly with reality. Lastly, we encounter a satirical engraving depicting Miolan and Janinet's ill-fated balloon fire from 1784 (1887). Through Gaston Tissandier's skilled hand emerges both humor and caution, reminding us of the risks involved in our quest for flight.